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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower in a volatile four-day week as the latest batch of inflation data rattled Wall Street. On Friday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the personal consumption expenditures price index increased by 5.4% year-over-year in the month of...

Markets traded lower during Friday’s pre-market session following the Bureau of Economic Analysis report on a 5.4% increase in the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for the month of January. By The Numbers: The PCE rose to 5.4% in January year-over-year, up from 5.3% in...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded lower on Friday morning after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported a 5.4% increase in the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index in the month of January, another signal the Federal Reserve has hit a speed bump in its battle...

The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) has been trending lower this week as new data continues to suggest that a more hawkish Federal Reserve could be preparing to swoop in and stifle markets. The central bank's preferred inflation measure will drop Friday in what could be a...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) was giving up some of its January gains on Monday ahead of a critical Federal Open Market Committee interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Market Expectations: The bond market is pricing in 98.1% chance of a 0.25% hike and a 1.9% chance of...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded slightly lower on Friday morning after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported a 5% increase in the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index in the month of December, the latest signal that inflation is trending steadily lower. What...

As the market digests the positive economic data issued Thursday, investor eyes are turned to the Friday release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index data for December. The Fed's go-to indicator of inflation, PCE, holds the power to sway market trends and shape...

U.S. inflation, as measured by the Federal Reserve's preferred Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, remains unchanged at 6.2% annually in September, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The report indicates that the Federal Reserve's recent jumbo rate hikes have not...

The core personal consumption expenditures price index for July, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased to $23.7 billion or 0.1% month-over-month in July, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced Friday. Economists were expecting a 0.3% increase.  The figure is the Federal...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended negative with mega-cap and technology stocks regaining strength into week-end. Remember This: “Markets had embedded substantial optimism in early September, with the valuation of the S&P 500 at the highest level in 20 years and...

Thanksgiving feasts might be on your mind as the week starts, but Black Friday and Cyber Monday have dollar signs spinning in the eyes of retailers who hope you’ll work off calories in the store aisles and online.  Shopping season—a few days shorter than usual this year because of...

Monday's economic data was mixed, leaving market participants focused on the key unemployment report coming Friday. Income And Spending Up Personal income and spending both rose in August. Personal income rose 0.3 percent, while spending surged up 0.5 percent. The Personal Consumption...

From private sector forecasts to the IMF, the Fed sees a rosier economy than most which could mean that tapering fears are overdone and that stimulative policies are going nowhere anytime soon. Markets have plunged in the face of the Federal Reserve's latest statement, in which the Federal Open...